chuck

chuck¹ S2 [tʃʌk] v [T] informal especially BrE

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French chuquer 'to knock']

1.) to throw something in a careless or relaxed way

chuck sth on/out of/into etc sth

▪ Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa.

▪ I chucked a few things into a suitcase and left.

chuck sb sth

▪ Chuck me that pen, would you?

2.) to throw something away because you do not want it any more

▪ I think I might have chucked it by mistake.

3.) also chuck sth<=>in

to leave your job

▪ You haven't chucked your job, have you?

4.) BrE to end a romantic relationship with someone

▪ Why did Judy chuck him?

5.) chuck it down

to rain very heavily

▪ It chucked it down all afternoon.

6.) chuck sb under the chin

to gently touch someone under their chin in a friendly way

chuck away [chuck sth<=>away] phr v

to throw something away because you do not want it any more

▪ I chucked all my old clothes away when we moved house.

chuck off [chuck sb off sth] phr v

1.) to make someone leave a place or stop using something

▪ He'll chuck you off his land if he finds you.

2.) chuck yourself off sth

to jump from somewhere that is very high

▪ She tried to chuck herself off the bridge twice last week.

chuck out [chuck sb/sth<=>out] phr v

1.) to throw something away because you do not want it any more

▪ It was broken so I chucked it out.

2.) to make someone leave a place or a job

▪ Their landlord chucked them out when they couldn't pay the rent.

chuck somebody/something<=>out of

▪ They got chucked out of the pub for fighting.

chuck in [chuck sth<=>in] phr v

to leave your job

▪ He had a job as a driver but he chucked it in.

▪ I decided to chuck it all in and go to Australia.

chuck ²

chuck² n

[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: chuck 'large awkward-shaped piece' (17-19 centuries), probably from chock]

1.)

part of a machine that holds something firmly so that it does not move

2.) [singular] spoken

a friendly word used to address someone in some parts of Northern England